THOMAS 

RONAN

THE ASSISTANT COACH (RECRUITING)

TOM RONAN BRINGS OVER 20 YEARS OF COACHING EXPERIENCE ACROSS CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK, AND TRIATHLON. HE LED WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY’S MEN’S AND WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION III CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS TO THEIR FIRST-EVER MASCAC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP AND HAS COACHED MULTIPLE NCAA QUALIFIERS AND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS. THROUGH HIS OWN COACHING BUSINESS, MRA COACHING AND TRAINING, TOM HAS GUIDED ATHLETES RANGING FROM HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS TO IRONMAN FINISHERS.

A FORMER STANDOUT DISTANCE RUNNER AND POLE VAULTER, TOM ALSO SERVED AS A U.S. NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE SWIMMER BEFORE EARNING DEGREES FROM UMASS-BOSTON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. AT LMU, HE ASSISTS WITH COACHING AND RECRUITING, BRINGING ENDLESS ENERGY AND PASSION FOR THE SPORT. HE’S THE LOUDEST CHEERER YOU’LL EVER MEET, THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE ATHLETES FROM ANY TEAM AFTER A RACE, AND THE KIND OF PERSON WHO CAN TALK ABOUT PROFESSIONAL RUNNING FOR HOURS WITHOUT LOSING EXCITEMENT. WITH HIS EXTROVERTED PERSONALITY, QUICK JOKES, AND GENUINE JOY FOR BEING PART OF THE TEAM, HE KEEPS THE ENVIRONMENT FUN, SUPPORTIVE, AND FULL OF LIFE.

AMANDA 

HAMILTON

THE VULUNTEER COACH

AMANDA IS A VOLUNTEER COACH FOR LMU, SPECIALIZING IN TRACK BUT ALSO SUPPORTING THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. SHE HAS BEEN COACHING SINCE 2018, IS USATF CERTIFIED TO COACH ALL DISTANCES, AND WORKS WITH ATHLETES FROM BEGINNERS TO NCAA COMPETITORS. SHE IS FAMOUSLY PRECISE IN CALCULATING SPLITS — EARNING HER THE TITLE OF OUR “SPLIT QUEEN.”

HER COACHING PHILOSOPHY CENTERS ON LONGEVITY, HELPING ATHLETES AVOID INJURY AND BURNOUT SO THEY CAN ENJOY RUNNING FOR LIFE. SHE HAS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE RETURNING TO TRAINING AFTER HAVING THREE DAUGHTERS AND KNOWS HOW TO MAKE EVERY WORKOUT COUNT WITHIN A BUSY SCHEDULE. AMANDA IS PASSIONATE ABOUT EMPOWERING FEMALE ATHLETES AND BRINGS BOTH TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND EMPATHY TO EVERY SESSION.

A FORMER SPRINTER, AMANDA SPENT OVER 25 YEARS FOCUSING ON THE 100M AND 200M BEFORE CHALLENGING HERSELF TO TRY LONGER RACES IN HER LATE 20S. SINCE THEN, SHE’S COMPLETED MULTIPLE HALF MARATHONS AND RAN HER FIRST FULL MARATHON — THE BOSTON MARATHON — IN APRIL 2024. SHE NOW USES HER MARATHON FITNESS AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR PERSONAL BESTS IN SHORTER DISTANCES, BRINGING THAT SAME MINDSET OF GROWTH AND RESILIENCE TO THE ATHLETES SHE COACHES.